Re: Building Octave without xcode

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 25, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:

> 2010/12/25 Ben Abbott <address@hidden>:
>> On Dec 25, 2010, at 7:41 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> 
>>> Ben... calling gcc "open source"? :-(
>> 
>> Does gcc not fit the definition of open source?
>> 
>>        
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software#Open_Source_Definition
> 
> Yes, it does, but "open source" is Apple's preferred terminology. Note
> how they never say "free software". Why? Because people could be
> confused that you could get gcc or gdb without paying for it?

My understanding is that "free software" is a subset of "open source". Correct?

Xcode includes "open source" software with licenses that do not meet the 
requirements of "free software".  Even though Apple's Xcode is available free 
of payment, isn't "open source" the proper description?

Ben